Job Placement

The Department of English at the University at Buffalo has a long and successful record of placing students in both academic and non-academic careers.  Some of our alums hold tenured positions at places like the the University of Colorado-Boulder, Oregon State, the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, the University of Maine, and UC Berkeley.  Recent graduates have tenure track positions in places like Michigan State, High Point, Old Dominion, Tulane University, Wake Forest, the University of Lodz, and Yonsei University. Many alums hold the equivalent of tenured positions at universities across Europe and Asia.  Other alums hold prestigious and rewarding positions that utilize their skills and degrees in publishing, the media, and the arts.

What we do

While many students enter graduate school in order to pursue a career in academia, national trends indicate that about fifty percent of PhDs in the humanities find positions on the tenure track.  This shift reflects the economic realities of higher education in the US, something that responsible departments are all adjusting to accommodate.  With this professional environment in  mind, the department offers strong support for graduate students pursuing academic careers and also a wealth of support for those who seek some form of employment beyond the tenure track.

We encourage students to begin considering their professional development from the day they arrive to Buffalo, offering courses on pedagogical theory and workshops on professional development during the first semester.  Thereafter students have the opportunity to develop and teach composition and literature courses, to join graduate workshops in areas that will expand areas of research and teaching competence, and to receive course credit for a writing seminar (ENG 706), in which they focus on revising an earlier seminar paper for publication.  The department also offers intensive, hands-on mentoring on issues from crafting job application materials to preparing for interviews.  These opportunities and requirements are designed to ensure that students approaching the academic job market will have the skills and perspective necessary to conduct a successful job search.

The department also hosts talks and events designed to familiarize students with professional opportunities that are available outside the academy in what are often called Alternative-Academic (or “Alt-Ac”) positions.  Recent events have included visiting editors talking about careers in publishing, career consultants discussing strategies for joining the non-academic workforce, curators talking about finding a career in the arts, and alums discussing jobs in academic administration.  

The program at UB is intentionally designed to be flexible, affording students to design opportunities that will helpful in opening professional opportunities both within and outside the university.

Year of PhD Conferral: 2023

BOUDREAULT, BRANDON       
English Instructor, Kennebec Valley Community College

COX, BRENT                    

DICKSON, NATHANIEL                
Visiting Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

FLACCAVENTO, JOSHUA          
Visiting Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

FRENCH, ALEXANDRA
High school teacher, Washington, DC

HA, HYOSEOL
Assistant Professor, Creighton University

MARSHALL, JOCELYN
Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College

OHM, JIWON                                   
Visiting Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

WEAVER, CHERYL CHAMBERS              
High school teacher, Buffalo City Honors

Year of PhD Conferral: 2022

GOLDBORT, SARAH                     
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

HENSCH, LAURA                          
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

LIFE, GEORGE                                
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

LOWMAN, NICOLE                       
Assistant Professor of Teaching, University at Buffalo-SUNY

MAITRA, DIPANJAN
Assistant Professor, Loiusiana Tech University

MITTS, ADAM                                   
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

OTANI, YUJI                                      
Lecturer, Konan University

PULVER, MORGAN                       

WHITING, KEZIA            

WILSON, MEAGAN                       
Upper School Teacher, Indian Creek School

Year of PhD Conferral: 2021

CARDON, ALLISON                      
Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College

CONNOLLY, MATTHEW               
Editor, Buffalo AKG Art Museum

DRURY, ADAM                                 
Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

HUANG, SHAO-WEI                     
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Northeastern University

JUNG, DAAE                                     
Lecturer, University of Vermont

MCINTYRE, CAITLIN                     
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency

SCHERR, CASSANDRA                
Assistant Professor, St John Fisher College

SHARP, TRAVIS                                
Lecturer, Howard University

SMITH, RYAN                                   
Teacher, KIPP Colorado Schools

WINNICKI, KINGA                         
Visiting Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY
 

Year of PhD Conferral: 2020

AIKI, HIROSHI                                 
Assistant Professor, Tsuda University

BROWN, WOODROW                  
Manager, Buffalo AKG Art Museum

DORKIN, ANDREW                       
Acquisitions Editor, Clemson University Press

FOGARTY, H                                     
Postdoctoral Researcher in Equity and Inclusion, University at Buffalo-SUNY

GOFFENEY, MARTIN                    
Publications Administrator, William S. Hein & Co.

KATZ, ADAM                                     
College Professor, Coast Mountain College

MANGAT, AJITPAUL                       
Faculty Fellow, Niagara University

MCLAUGHLIN, AMANDA          
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

NASHAR, CLAIRE                          
Research Analyst, University at Buffalo-SUNY

PAWLUK, MICHAEL                      
English Teacher, Indian Creek School

PEARS, SEAN                                   
Lecturer, Howard University

REBER, JACOB                                
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

SHELDON, RYAN                           
Assistant Professor, Middlebury College

WONG, VERONICA                      
Advocacy Director, University Settlement

Year of PhD Conferral: 2019

BOMBA, CHRISTOPHER            
Editor-in-Chief, Associated Equipment Distributors

CHAUDRON, PATRICIA              
Research Funding Officer, Erasmus University Rotterdam

COSIMINI, SETH                            
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Vassar College

FLATT, MICHAEL                            
Assistant Professor, High Point University

GODLEY, MIN YOUNG                
Lecturer, Dartmouth College

GOULD, DECLAN                          
Assistant Professor (Instructional), Temple University

JUN, SUNJAE                   

LAKOFF, JEREMY                            
Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Tampa

LEE, HYE JIN                    

MEHROTRA, SHUBHANGI GARG          
Lecturer, Fordham University

MILLER, TODD                                
Assistant Teaching Professor, Syracuse University

MONTEI, AMANDA                       
Freelance Writer

PARK, EON JOO                              
Assistant Professorship, Jeonbuk National University

PARK, KYUNGRAN                        

RYAN, HANNAH                             
Technical Writer, Innovative Imaging and Research

SHARP, KELLIE                                                
Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

WU, YU CHING                                
Assistant Professor, National Central University

Year of PhD Conferral: 2018

COULTER, ANDI                             
Assistant Professor, Washington and Lee University

FELDMAR, SOMA                          
Copy Writer, BRAM

FERNANDEZ, JONATHAN          
Scholarly Database Consultant, Freelance

GODLEY, JAMES                             
Lecturer, Dartmouth College

GOLD, ELEANOR                           
Editor in Chief, Covalent Creative

HALL, JOSEPH                                
Visiting Assistant Professor, St Bonaventure University

HUBEL, LARA                  

JOE, CHUNG HWAN                    
Assistant Professor, Hongik University, Seoul

MCDONALD, PATRICK                
Assistant Professor, Bilkent University

MELGARD, HOLLY                         
Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University

SAHAR, NAILA                                
Assistant Professor, American University in Dubai

SEO, JUNG EUN                             
Assistant Professor, Korea National University of Transportation

YEAROUS-ALGOZIN, JOSEPH
Adjunct Professor, New York University

YULIANTO, HENRIKUS                
Teaching Staff, State University of Semarang

Year of PhD Conferral: 2017

ANDERSON, EMILY                       
Freelance Writer

BHATTACHARYA, SHAYANI       
Assistant Professor, Lebanon Valley College

BOWEN, JEREMIAH                      

DARLING, KRISTINA                     
Editor-in-Chief, Tupelo Press and Tupelo Quarterly

FRASER, ALISON                           
Associate Curator, Poetry Collection, University at Buffalo-SUNY

GOLDBACH, JOEL                         

GOMES, DANIEL                            
Professor, Bakersfield College

GRUJIC, ANA                                  
Site Coordinator and Intructor, Bard Prison Initiative

GUIMARAES, JOAO                      
Junior Researcher, University of Porto

KORNBERG, MORANI                 
Freelance Writer

MATTESON, TRAVIS                      
Associate Professor, Alfred State College, SUNY

MILLER, JESSE                                
Site Director, Bard Prison Initiative

SHIN, YOON HA                           
Associate Director, Graduate Student Career Development, Princeton University

SIEHNEL, ALLISON                       
Clinical Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

Year of PhD Conferral: 2016

CHOI, SODAM                                
Assistant Professor, Jeonju University

DUNCAN, HEATHER                    
Graduate Assistant, University at Albany School of Public Health

FRANGIPANE, NICHOLAS        
Instructor, Suffolk University

HOFFMAN, NICHOLAS              
Clinical Associate Professor, University at Buffalo-SUNY

HWANG, JUNG-SUK                    
Assistant Professor, Sungkyunkwan University

KINUGAWA, SHOSUKE              
Associate Professor, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

LEE, SUNGHO                                
Assistant Professor, Korea National University of Education

MANURATNE, SALWATURA PRABHA   
Senior Lecturer Grade I, University of Kelaniya

MUGAVERO, NICOLAS                
City Carrier Assistant, United States Postal Service

OGATA, KEIKO  (deceased)       

OH, JEE YEON                 

PARROTT, WILLIAM                       

QUIRICI, MARION                         
Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

ROMANS, BRADLEY                     
Dean, Henry Ford College

SCHINDLER, MELISSA                
Associate Professor, University of North Georgia

TODD, MACY                                   
Associate Professor, Buffalo State College-SUNY

WOOD, JOHN                                  
Senior Associate Vice Provost, University at Buffalo-SUNY

ZIGON, TINA                                    
English Teacher, International School of Minnesota

Year of PhD Conferral: 2015

ALDINGER, JOSEPH                     
Technical Writer, Red Hat

BENEDICT, LEAH                           
Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University

CROTSER, JEREMIAH                  
Professor, Houston Community College

DEWHURST, ROBERT                  
Poet

GUTMANN, SARA                          
Faculty , Northwest School

HADBAWNIK, DAVID                   
Upper School Academic Dean, International School of Minnesota

KIM, JUNGMIN                                
Lecturer, University of Seoul

SQUIRES, DAVID                            
Assistant Professor of English, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Year of PhD Conferral: 2014

ALMANZA, MARIA                         
Director of Faculty Recognition, University at Buffalo-SUNY

BAE, KYUNGJIN                              
Associate Professor, Changwon National University

CHOI, HEE JION                             

CLARK, PRENTISS                         
Associate Professor, University of South Dakota

COTNER, JON                                
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College

CROWLEY, RONAN                      
Postdoctoral Fellow, Goethe University Frankfurt

HATCH, RYAN                                 
Associate Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

HYLAND, JOHN                             
Instructor, Hotchkiss School

KOLODZIEJCZAK, ALPHONSE 
Teacher (retired)            

LEE, HYEON JEONG                    
Teacher, Korean Language and Culture School

MUHLSTOCK, RAE                        
Lecturer in Writing, University at Albany-SUNY

PARKS, JUSTIN                                
Associate Professor, Arctic University of Norway

PFAHL, COURTNEY                      
Assistant Vice Provost, University at Buffalo-SUNY

REYNOLDS, SEAN                         
Freelance Translator and Writer            

RIGILANO, MATTHEW                
Associate Teaching Professor, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

RUSZCZYCKY, STEVEN                
Associate Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

SADAHIRO, MAKI                          
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University

WITZEL, GUY                                    
Assistant Teaching Professor, Wake Forest University

ZULTANSKI, STEVEN                    
Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University

Year of PhD Conferral: 2013

ALVERGUE, JOSE                           
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

ARNOLD, KEVIN                             
English Teacher, Pelham School District

BODWAY, JACOB                           
Faculty , Monroe Community College

BROCKMAN, SONYA                   
Freelance Editor

DEGIRMENCI, ASLI                       
Assistant Professor, Hacettepe University Hospital

DRABMAN, ELI                                
Teacher, Peninsula Bridge

FARRAR, STEPHANIE                   
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

GARITE, MATTHEW                       
Assistant Teaching Professor, Wake Forest University

JAMES, KENNETH                          
Instructor, Maine Media Workshop

KONKOL, MARGARET                  
Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University

LAM, JOSHUA                                  
Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

MARLEY, JASON                             
Associate Professor, Francis Marion University

OWENS, RICHARD                       
Adjunct Lecturer, University of Southern Maine

OZEL, BANU                                    
Editorial Outreach, Oxford University Press

RIPPEON, ANDREW                     
Assistant Professor, Davidson College

SCARRY, SIOBHAN                       
Professor, Bethel College

VICTOR, DIVYA                                
Associate Professor, Michigan State University

WERNER, COREY                          

Resources: the following are a few links resources to help your job search.

MLA makes available an excellent guide to career planning:
https://connect.mla.hcommons.org/doctoral-student-career-planning-faculty-toolkit/

A fantastic book about finding an academic job
https://theprofessorisin.com/buy-the-book/

An excellent book on preparing for the academic job market
http://www.palgrave.com/br/book/9781403978929

MLA Job Information List:
https://apps.mla.org/login_dual?xurl=jil_search

Academic Keys (jobs in Humanities)
http://humanities.academickeys.com/seeker_search.php

An excellent book on finding work outside the academy
http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo19503047.html

UB is a member of the largest online community dedicated to non-academic and non-faculty careers for PhD graduates.  http://grad.buffalo.edu/study/beyond/professionaldevelopment/versatilephd.html